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Pete,

Dulux/Crown...Who knows! They did a good spray job though.

Enjoy that new baby!

Pete. really nice 1999MG bass! I too like the all white look. And it is a sparkling white. Great project that turned out beautifully.

Two quick questions - what year is the bass? Second - how does it sound compared to your 29 year memory of the original bass's sound?

Thanks John,
Its 30th Sept 1991 #239.
I am just giving it a run through the Ampeg and its sounding good.
Seems to have a lot of bottom end a bit richer than the other CS.
I really couldnt say for sure but a real RM in good voice has the edge on the CS in my opinion.
Feels more like an RM in neck profile than the "original" CS.

Pete, that's a great looking bass! You must be very happy. Are you thinking of adding a new thumb rest/tug bar to it?

Or, at least the screw holes!

White on white looks outasight!

seyesbass wrote:Thanks John,
Its 30th Sept 1991 #239.
I am just giving it a run through the Ampeg and its sounding good.
Seems to have a lot of bottom end a bit richer than the other CS.
I really couldnt say for sure but a real RM in good voice has the edge on the CS in my opinion.
Feels more like an RM in neck profile than the "original" CS.

'91 necks are really nice ones. As to RMs over the CS, no experience with an RM or CS but I do think the newer 4003 basses (as the now 4001xx basses are) have a bit richer bottom end and thus a bit darker.

I have always thought that all white Rics were the nicest of all the colors. I loved maurice's bass sound in the 60's on all those old BeeGee's records. Very cool looking bass.